Pizza Steel Pizza Crust
bring the taste of a real pizza shop into your own kitchen.
Equipment
- 1 pizza steel or stone
- 1 Pizza Peel
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp active dry pizza yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 3 cup flour
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- place pizza steel/ stone in the oven and pre heat oven to 450°f
- in the bowl of a stand mixer add sugar, yeast, and water. allow to sit for 5 min or until you see a bit of bubble and some reaction from the yeast to be sure your yeast is working.1 tbsp sugar, 1 cup warm water, 1 tbsp active dry pizza yeast
- add flour and begin to mix with the dough hook attachment on the stand mixer.3 cup flour
- start mixing the add the oil while the mixer is on slowly allowing it to be incorporated in the dough.1 tbsp olive oil
- once the dough has pulled away from the sides of the bowl. turn the mixer off and turn the dough out onto a dry counter. kneed just a few times to smooth out the dough.
- spray the bowl with a light coating of cooking spray before putting the dough back into the bowl. cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for 30 minutes. I put mine on the stovetop the heat from the oven preheating will help in the rising process.
- while rising cut up all your toppings, grate your cheese, and get the sauce ready. prepare your station for speed since using a pizza peel and stone requires a bit of speed.
- once the dough is ready divide it into 4 pizzas (I make the kids a bit smaller than ours)
- put 3 back in the bowl and cover. sprinkle a covering of flour on your working surface and your pizza peel. Press and stretch out your dough to the size you want on the counter then place in your pizza peel.
- this is where you move quick!
- add your sauce and cheese then give your pizza a quick shake to make sure your dough isn't sticking to the peel. then add your toppings. I suggest a cheese pizza or just 1 toping for your first try.
- then give it a bit of a shake making sure it's still not stuck, open the oven, and quickly and carefully shake the pizza onto the stone or steel. then close the oven.
- bake for 8-12 minutes to the desired done-ness.
- wipe any flour off the pizza peel and when your pizza is done you should be able to lift it from just 1 corner. it should appear stiff as a board. I like to pick mine up from one side and drop it to knock off some of the flour that is on the bottom.
- Use the peel to scoop under the pizza and remove it from the oven, placing it on a cutting board. (this part is much easier) make sure to close the oven door and don't let too much of the heat out.
- repeat for the last 3 pizzas
- slice and enjoy!
Notes
this recipe can be done with regular yeast but I find pizza yeast to be the best.
a pizza peel takes a bit of practice. I have lost a few pizzas in the oven myself. but don't give up it is completely worth it.